IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Lopeno
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S88TX261003
  • User Pedon ID: S88TX261003
  • User Site Association ID: Kenedy Foundation
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - TAMU
  • Lab Pedon # - S88TX261003
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45714
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location In Web Soil Survey
  • AOI is roughly a square mile and pedon is marked in the center.
  • Location in SoilWeb
  • Location in Google Maps
  • Std. Latitude: 27.0278339
  • Std. Longitude: -97.5675278
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Kenedy County, Texas; from the intersection of La Parra Ave and Highway 77 in Sarita; 13 miles south on U.S. Highway 77; 15.6 miles east on ranch road; 2.3 miles southeast and east on ranch road; 1.15 miles northwest and west on ranch road; 300 feet northwest in rangeland. La Parra Ranch SE, Texas USGS topographic quadrangle.
  • Map Unit: PrC—Potrero-Lopeno-Noria complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes, very rarely flooded, frequently ponded
  • County: TX261—Kenedy
  • MLRA: 150B—Gulf Coast Saline Prairies
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX613—Kenedy and Kleberg Counties, Texas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: tamu
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Mixed, hyperthermic Oxyaquic Ustipsamments
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Lopeno
  • PSC - 144 to 194 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/21/2012
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Lopeno
  • Classificaton Date - 1/6/1988
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Geology: Sandsheet Prairie formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 1/6/1988 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Setting and Climate
    Slope Slope Length USLE Upslope Length Elev. Corr. Elev Aspect MAP REAP FFD MAAT MSAT MWAT MAST MSST MWST MFFP PE Index Climate Station ID Climate Station Name Climate Station Type
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    A—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; fine sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; loose, very friable; 5.0 medium roots and 10.0 fine roots; 1 percent fine distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly acid, pH 6.4; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU3339
    C1—18 to 32 centimeters (7.1 to 12.6 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; fine sand; structureless single grain; loose, loose; 2.0 medium roots and 5.0 fine roots; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly acid, pH 6.1; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU3340
    C2—32 to 45 centimeters (12.6 to 17.7 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; fine sand; structureless single grain; loose, loose; 2.0 medium roots and 5.0 fine roots; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly acid, pH 6.1; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU3341
    Ab—45 to 75 centimeters (17.7 to 29.5 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; fine sand; structureless single grain; loose, loose; 1.0 medium roots and 2.0 fine roots; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly acid, pH 6.1; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU3342
    Eb1—75 to 95 centimeters (29.5 to 37.4 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; fine sand; structureless single grain; loose, loose; 2.0 fine roots; 2.0 medium pores; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly acid, pH 6.1; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU3343
    Eb2—95 to 144 centimeters (37.4 to 56.7 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), light gray (10YR 7/2), dry; fine sand; structureless single grain; loose, loose; 2.0 fine roots; 2.0 medium pores; 1 percent fine distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly acid, pH 6.3; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # TAMU3344
    2Btg1—144 to 155 centimeters (56.7 to 61.0 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dry; fine sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable; 1 percent coarse distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; 10 percent krotovinas (volume percent); noneffervescent; slightly acid, pH 6.3; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU3345
    2Btg2—155 to 184 centimeters (61.0 to 72.4 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2), light olive gray (5Y 6/2), dry; loamy fine sand; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable; 1 percent coarse distinct very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron and 15 percent coarse prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly acid, pH 6.5; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # TAMU3346
    2Btg3—184 to 203 centimeters (72.4 to 79.9 inches); light olive gray (5Y 6/2), light gray (5Y 7/2), dry; fine sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable; 1 percent medium prominent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent coarse distinct greenish gray (5GY 6/1) iron depletions and 5 percent coarse prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 6.7. Lab sample # TAMU3347